Onkyo TXDS595
Manufacturer's Description
Purposely Designed to Rise Above Mass-Market Gear
For more than ten years, Onkyo`s engineers have been refined and improving this receiver. That`s why it`s enjoyed unparalleled success as one of the world`s best selling A/V components. Important features that distinguish the TX-DS595 from similarly priced receivers include its Wide Range Amplifier Technology, which means it can handle DVD-Audio or Super Audio CD, an innovative Smart Scan Navigator that makes setup amazingly simple, and A-Form, and intelligent listening mode memory that senses the digital format and switches to the user-configured soundfield. The TX-DS595 also provides Onkyo circuit refinements, like Optimum Gain Volume control and Non-Scaling circuitry, which are found on Onkyo`s most expensive receivers, to deliver an unsurpassed level of sonic excellence for this class.
Dolby Pro Logic II
This new surround-sound decoding process delivers Dolby Digital-like, quasi 5.1-channel sound from stereo music recordings, and from stereo- and Dolby Surround-encoded movie soundtracks. It also provides significantly better channel separation than standard Dolby Pro Logic, and offers stereo surround channels, which is a big improvement over plain Pro Logic`s single, mono surround channel.
Wide Range Amplifier technology
While WRAT was originally developed for high-end amplifiers to handle the sonic demands of such high-resolution formats as DVD-Audio and Super-Audio CD, it also provides an improved dynamic S/N ratio and better delivery of momentary power peaks from all software, including regular CDs and DVDs. How? By:1) Using an innovative low negative influence of counter-electromagnetic force from the speakers; 2) Eliminating ground-potential fluctuations that could adversely affect the signal; and 3) Delivering high instantaneous current - enough solid clean power to effortlessly drive even ``difficult`` low-impedance loads - just what`s needed to handle today`s home-theater speaker systems. The result is movie-theater impact and sound purity that conventional receivers simply cannot match.
Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry
To produce volume at low levels, conventional volume-attenuation methods must initially drop a signal close to the noise floor. This often taints the signal with a small amount of noise, which becomes amplified when the signal is amplified. Onkyo`s Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry solves this problem by adjusting the gain so that less than half the typical amount of attenuation is needed. This ensures the possibility of noise contamination that plagues conventional volume-attenuation designs.
Designed to Handle Today`s and Tomorrow`s High-Resolution Multichannel A/V Sources
To accommodate the wide dynamic range of sources like DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD, the TX-DS595 delivers a stereo frequency response up to 100,000 Hz. The unit also feature 5/1-channel input, meaning it`s ready for new multichannel formats down the road.
A-Form
This Onkyo-exclusive feature not only remembers the surround mode you entered during the configuration process for each input source, but also the settings you made for each signal type at that source - and automatically selects your settings when you choose that source. So if your DVD player doubles as your CD player, you can set the receiver`s DVD input to always playback digital surround sources (DTS/Dolby Digital) directly in 5.1-channel surround sound and 2-channel CDs in, say, All-Channel Stereo mode, for example.
User-Friendly Smart Scan Navigations (SSN)
New to the TX-DS595, the SSN significantly increases flexibility by allowing you to perform less frequently needed functions - programming of tuner presets, adjusting surround sound mode parameters, or matching channel levels - with a single, simple-to-use knob in conjunction with display prompts.
Powerful Programmed/Learning Multibrand Remote with Macros
Unlike many other manufacturer`s, the TX-DS595`s remote has direct-access buttons to individual inputs (DVD, VCR, TV, etc.), so you don`t have to search through layers of menus just to play a source. Each input-mode button also has its own LED, which, when you press any button on the remote, will light to tell you which source is currently engaged. Another plus: the codes to control other manufacturers` gear are preprogrammed - so you don`t have to go through the annoying process of searching for and entering a number. The remote can also ``learn`` the control codes of other remotes for single-remote operation of A/V equipment fro other manufacturers. And its ``macro`` capability enables you to program a series of button operations (up to 16) into a single button.